Kate's Progress

After one heartbreak too many, Kate escapes London for a fresh start in the Somerset countryside. But the quiet country life comes with complications of its own . . .

At twenty-eight, Kate has had enough. Enough of disappointing dates, emotionally unavailable men, and one particularly devastating betrayal. When her Irish grandmother unexpectedly sends her a generous gift, Kate does the unthinkable: she quits her PR job, leaves London behind, and buys a rundown cottage in rural Exmoor.

Armed with sandpaper, determination, and zero experience in home renovation, Kate is ready to rebuild—both her cottage and her life. What she's not ready for is the tall, blue-eyed local who mistakes her for a squatter and treats her like an unwelcome intruder in his precious countryside.

Ed Blackmore is everything Kate thought she'd left behind: arrogant, overbearing, and maddeningly certain he knows what's best. Their first encounter is a disaster. But then she meets his brother Jack—charming, fun-loving, and eager to show the pretty Londoner around. Jack makes her laugh. He makes everything easy. He's exactly what Kate needs after Mark's betrayal.

But as Kate settles into village life, she keeps finding herself drawn back to Ed. Behind his stern exterior lies unexpected depths: a passionate horseman, a man fiercely protective of his family's legacy, someone who challenges her in ways that both frustrate and fascinate her. And when he looks at her with those impossibly blue eyes, she forgets all the reasons she swore off complicated men.

As the rivalry between Ed and Jack intensifies, Kate must decide: the brother who offers her easy happiness, or the one who sees past her defences to the woman she's trying to become?

From bestselling author Cynthia Harrod-Eagles comes a captivating contemporary romance about second chances, new beginnings, and finding love where you least expect it.